Synonyms/Antonyms
Unit 1
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A denunciation, castigation; censure
To verify, prove, confirm, validate
Tight-lipped, uncommunicative
Pertinent, relevant, apropos
A tribute, panegyric
A scouting expedition, survey
Defensible, justifiable, maintainable
To beat into the ground, overwork
To expropriate, usurp, commandeer
Unquenchable, ravenous, voracious
Stale, trite, hackneyed
To hedge, dillydally, procrastinate
Uncompromising, unyielding, obdurate
To harden, jell, coagulate, solidify
To steer clear of, shun, avoid
To branch out, extend into
Nit-picking, hairsplitting, caviling
Generosity, liberality, munificence, bounty
Connected, unified, consistent, cohesive
To copy, imitate, mimic
Greedy, grasping, avaricious, retentive
Malicious, spiteful, prejudicial, pejorative
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Fresh, novel, original, new
Stinginess, miserliness, niggardliness
Indefensible, unjustifiable
To melt, liquefy
A condemnation, castigation, criticism
To embrace, adopt
To refute, disprove, invalidate
Praise; a tribute, panegyric, eulogy
Muddled, chaotic, disjointed
To relinquish, renounce, abdicate, abandon
Garrulous, loquacious, prolix, verbose
Complimentary, flattering, ameliorative
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Irrelevant, extraneous, inappropriate
To act decisively
Lukewarm, halfhearted, yielding
Unconcerned about material possessions or gain, altruistic; unretentive
Unit 2
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A desecration, profanation, defilement
A charm, amulet
To propose, put forward, set forth
A petitioner, suitor
A whirlpool, vortex; chaos, turbulence
Clear, obvious, manifest, patent
Theatrical, melodramatic, stagy
Nearsighted; shortsighted
Promptly, peremptorily, abruptly
A ploy, stratagem, ruse, maneuver
A solemn agreement, pact, compact
Fitness, appropriateness, correctness
A criticism, rebuke, reproof
Roundabout, indirect; tricky, sly, artful
Salty, briny, saline
Tranquil, serene, placid; palmy
To ripple, fluctuate, rise and fall
Eager, greedy, keen, enthusiastic
To buttonhole, approach, confront
Inflammatory, provocative
Promptness, alacrity, speed, rapidity
Disparage, derogatory, deprecatory
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Slowness, sluggishness, dilatoriness
Secret, clandestine, covert, concealed
Farsighted
Praise, a compliment, a pat on the back
Complimentary, ameliorative
Direct, straightforward; open, aboveboard
Unseemliness, inappropriateness
Soothing, quieting; a peacemaker
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Reluctant, indifferent, unenthusiastic
Fresh, clear, sweet
Low-keyed, muted, untheatrical, subdued
To evade, avoid, shun
Turbulent, chaotic, tumultuous
Unit 3
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Proximity, nearness, kinship, similarity
Verbosity, prolixity; diction, jargon
Feeble, helpless, incompetent, ineffectual
Green; artless, naïve, immature
To dissimulate, disguise, mask, feign
Idealistic, visionary, pie-in-the-sky
Belief, credit, trust, confidence
Original, primeval, primal, fundamental
Agitated, frantic, distracted
Unusual, uncommon, unexpected, atypical
Gummy, sticky, thick, gelatinous
To pronounce; to elucidate; eloquent
Dark, dim, obscure, cloudy, unclear
To cut capers, prance, gambol, romp
Wicked, iniquitous, reprehensible
Pejorative, disparaging
To disinter, unearth, uncover
To condemn, denounce; to devalue
Pungent, spicy, tangy, zestful
Unruly, refractory, unmanageable
To exhibit, evidence, manifest; to occasion
A panegyric, encomium, tribute, testimonial
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To tout, commend, extol, laud, praise,
Bland, insipid, tasteless, mild
Runny, watery, aqueous
Disbelief, skepticism, incredulity
A philippic, diatribe, invective
Realistic, pragmatic, down-to-earth
Tongue-tied, halting; to mumble, slur
Calm, composed, collected
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Competent, capable, effective
Virtuous, honorable, praiseworthy, meritorious
Customary, usual, typical
Complimentary, laudatory
To bury, inter
Scorched, sere, barren, arid
Remoteness, distance
Clear, transparent, lucid, limpid
Docile, obedient, submissive
Unit 4
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Risible, ridiculous, laughable, absurd
A ruse, trick, ploy, subterfuge
Cowardly, craven, lily-livered
Winsome, engaging, captivating
Prone, prostate, supine; inactive
To collect, cull, pick up, gather
Urgency; a need, demand, requirement
To clinch, conclude;
Agreement, unanimity; a pact, covenant
To imprison, jail, intern, immure
A citadel, stronghold, rampart, bulwark
Frenzied, frantic
Floating, wreckage, debris
Obligatory, mandatory, required
Waggish, facetious, droll, witty
Monetary, financial
Degeneration, deterioration, to wither
To gripe, complain, kvetch, bellyache
To aver, avow, affirm, avouch
To peeve, vex, annoy, incense, gall, irk
Disorder, confusion, disorganization
Caustic, acrimonious, acidulous, sardonic
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2. Calm, controlled; relaxed, leisurely
3. Solemn, grave, earnest, humorless, grim
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To please, delight; to soothe, pacify
Erect, upright; energetic, dynamic
To deny, repudiate, disavow
To launch, kick off, initiate, begin
To liberate, release, free
Repellent, repulsive, distasteful
Growth, development; to mature, develop
Order, organization, tidiness
Optional; unnecessary
Heartrending, poignant, pathetic
Stouthearted, courageous, daring
Bland, mild, gentle, soothing
Unit 5
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An eccentricity, quirk, mannerism
Ordinary, prosaic, humdrum, routine, earthly, sublunary
An inclination, proclivity, propensity
Disgrace, dishonor, humiliation
A command, decree, edict, ukase
A fabrication, creation, invention
Lavish, munificent, opulent, splendid
Omnipresent, pervasive, universal
A curse, imprecation, anathema
Corrupt, perverted, degenerated, vicious
Specious reasoning, casuistry
Sharpness, keenness, acuteness
To consecrate, sanctify, to venerate
Unbridled, immoderate, inflated
To correct, revise, rectify; to adapt
Occult; cryptic; arcane, recondite
To impair; to hamstring, cripple, paralyze
To collect, gather, accumulate
A subtle variation, gradation, nicely
To depict, portray, sketch, picture
Supposed, alleged, putative; reputable
Fruitful, fertile, teeming, prolific
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Moral, virtuous, upright, uncorrupted
A blessing, benediction
Skimpy, meager, stingy, niggardly, Spartan
Dullness, obtuseness
Barren, infertile, unproductive
Honor, glory, acclaim
Restricted, limited, rare, scarce
Proven, corroborated, authenticated
To invigorate, to strengthen, buttress
To spoil, mar, botch, mess up, damage
To desecrate, defile, profane
Restrained, understated; modest, meek
Heavenly; unworldly, spiritual, transcendental
Accessible, comprehensible, intelligible
To scatter, squander, waste, dissipate
A natural disinclination
Unit 6
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Acuity, acumen, discernment
Wooded, forested, arcadian
A theme, feature, element
A burlesque, parody, caricature, farce
A novice, tenderfoot, tyro, rookie
Irritable, peevish, waspish, petulant
Abandoned; remiss, delinquent; a burn
Involvement, connivance, collusion
Justice, fairness, impartiality
Debatable, questionable; to broach
Unlimited, unrestricted, absolute
A figure, figurine, likeness, image
Idiotic, moronic, fatuous, vapid
A skeptic or doubter about god
Fitful, spasmodic, sporadic, random
Monitoring, observation, scrutiny
Wretched, miserable; ignoble; sheer, utter
A harangue, tirade
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A formal charge or accusation
Sham, spurious; tawdry, gaudy
Unquestionable, certain, indisputable
Acclaimed, celebrated, much-touted
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A panegyric, encomium, eulogy
Sensible, meaningful; profound
Continuous, uninterrupted
Unknown, obscure
Even-tempered, imperturbable, unexcitable
A veteran, pro, past master, expert
Genuine, authentic, bona fide
Injustice, unfairness, bias, prejudice
Lofty, noble, exalted
Someone who believes in the existence of god
Lack of involvement or entanglement
Undebatable, indisputable, self-evident
Dullness, obtuseness
Limited, restricted, incomplete
Debatable, questionable, dubious
Punctilious, conscientious, scrupulous
Unit 7
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Penniless, poverty-stricken, destitute
Fanciful, imaginary, specious, spurious
Persistent, stubborn, dogged, determined
Paltry, inconsequential, piddling, trifling
A person who despises people
To adorn, ornament, decorate, garnish
Fleeting, transient, evanescent, transitory
To protest, object to
A doorsill, the outset, commencement
Fortunate, happy; apposite, well-put
Apparel, attire, clothing, garments
Excessive, exorbitant, extravagant
Beastlike, animal; depraved, loathsome
A clique, set, circle
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Gaudy, flashy, tawdry; glaring
Sneaky, clandestine, covert, surreptitious
A person’s “opposite number”
Gall, chutzpah, nerve, impertinence, cheek
To lessen, reduce, alleviate, moderate
Funloving, jovial, genial, merry
To cast off, discard, dump, junk, abandon
A phantom, specter, ghost
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Shyness, diffidence, timidity
Subdued, muted, understated, quiet
To assent to, consent to, accept, agree to
Durable, long-lasting, permanent, perpetual
Moderate, reasonable, equitable
To undercorate, strip; to mar, disfigure
Human, humane, clement; virtuous, upright
Too willing to throw in the towel
Dour, grim, sullen, unsociable
Inept, inappropriate, graceless, unhappy
Forthright, aboveboard, open
Wealthy, affluent, prosperous
Important, significance; huge, gigantic
Actual, real, factual, objective
To aggravate, exacerbate, intensify
To conserve, retain, hold on to, keep
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Indisputable, inconvertible, undeniable
To retract, withdraw, repudiate, disavow
Sullen, morose, surly, gloomy
Listless, indolent, indifferent, lax
A scarcity, lack, dearth
A level of command, a step like formation
Banter, persiflage, repartee
To pull down, demolish, to shave off
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A destructive force that is unavoidable
To aggravate, intensify, worsen
To reverse, recall, worsen
A medley, farrago, potpourri, hodgepodge
Out-and-out, thoroughgoing, egregious
Solid, firm, substantial, real; major
Grotesque, grim, grisly, ghoulish
A rigmarole, catalog, megillah
Silly, vapid, inane, doltish, stupid, vacuous
To assert, claim, contend
To bode, foretell, foreshadow, suggest
To placate, pacify, appease, to reconcile
To permeate, drench, flood, imbue
To shed, cast off, discard, to slog
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Energetic, vigorous, wholehearted
An abundance, glut, plentitude, deluge
Lighthearted, cheerful, vivacious
To build, construct, raise, erect
Indefensible, untenable, disputable
To antagonize, alienate, estrange
To reaffirm, reassert
Sensible, intelligent, perceptive, bright
Flimsy, insubstantial; minor
To alleviate, mitigate, ameliorate
A serious conversation; a sermon
To prove beyond the shadow of a doubt; to deny
To take on, acquire, assume
To spread thinly over, to drain
Unit 9
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Irreverent, indecent, lewd; to desecrate
A novice, beginner, neophyte
Resplendent, luminous, splendid
To waver, seesaw, fluctuate, oscillate
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Measly, meager, piddling, trivial; trashy
Constant, incessant, unrelenting
Abusive, scurrilous, insulting
Nit-picking, hairsplitting, pettifoggery
A catchphrase, slogan, password
Wary, skittish, cautious; slow to
A journey, wandering, odyssey
To defame, slander, libel
Unflappable, unexcitable, serene, unruffled
Evocative, reminiscent, aromatic
Pastoral, rural, rustic
A fit, convulsion, spasm, seizure
An increase, accretion, gain
A dabber, amateur, trifler
A conspiracy, plot; connivance, cahoots
An order, directive
To offer, present, tender
An ovation, cheering, plaudits
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Urban, metropolitan
Heedless, reckless, incautious
Excitable, easily upset or flustered
To withhold, keep back, to accept, receive
Stop-and-go, desultory, intermittent
Complimentary, laudatory, flattering
A veteran, past master, expert
Unevocative, odorless
Gigantic, immense, colossal
To forbid, ban, outlaw
A professional
To flatter, to whitewash, to praise
Booing, hissing, jeers and catcalls
A loss; a reduction, a decrease
Dim, dark, obscure, dingy, dull, murky
To remain constant; to be steadfast
Reverent, decent, unsalacious; to hallow
Unit 10
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To fluctuate, waver, vibrate, vacillate
Remorseful, regretful, rueful, sorry
Fawning, servile, sycophantic, mealy-mouthed
To thin out, dilute, water down
A shortcoming, failing, flaw, defect, quirk
Radiant, bright, refulgent, lustrous
To nitpick, quibble, carp
To ravage, wreak havoc, devastate
Dull-witted, stupid, dumb, thick; mild
Irregular, intermittent, spasmodic
To harden, accustom, acclimate
To spurn, repulse, reject; a setback
A series, sequence, conjunction
Benevolent, salutary, salubrious
A mess, disaster area, a slaughterhouse
To do without, refrain from, renounce
A fraud, quack, mountebank, imposter
Attendant, accompanying, corollary
High-handed, dictatorial, unconditional
Full of, loaded with, charged with
Distrustfully, suspiciously, skeptically
To scout, see how the land lies
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A person’s strong suit, forte; a virtue
Devoid of, lacking, deficient in
Assertive, bumptious, overbearing, candid, frank, independent
Unrepentant, remorseless, uncontrite
Constant, steady, continuous, uninterrupted
Irresolute, tentative, mild, unassuming
Acute, perceptive, quick-witted
To indulge in, partake of
The real McCoy, genuine article
To thicken, to strengthen, bolster
Dark, opaque, dim, murky
To remain fixed, steady, or constant
Malignant, malevolent, deleterious
To accept, take someone up on, welcome
Unit 11
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Penniless, impoverished, indigent
To sift, strain, filter, sort out
To deplore, frown upon, look askance at
To originate, issue; to emit, give off
To seclude, segregate, isolate, closet
Inescapable, ineluctable, obdurate
Selective, synthetic, pick-and-choose
A clique, ring, gang; a plot, conspiracy
Exhilarate, elated, exuberant
A sorcerer, conjurer, wizard
To polish, shine buff
Dying, on the wane, obsolescent
Rigor, severity, harshness, roughness
Disuse, discontinuance, neglect
Delightful, delicious, enjoyable
Soft, flabby, limp
Fundamentals, basics, first principles
Burdensome, oppressive
To annul, revoke, cancel
Debris, wreckage, ruins, rubble
Widespread, prevalent, abundant
Encompassing, surrounding
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Mildness, blandness, softness, lenity
To smile on, countenance, approve
All of a piece, uniform, monolithic
Firm, hard, solid
Flourishing, thriving, on the rise
The fine points
To tarnish, dull; to abrade
Use, existence, prevalence
Affluent, wealthy, prosperous, rich
Light, easy, undemanding, untaxing
Avoidable, yielding, pliant
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To reaffirm, renew, to ratify
Repugnant, repulsive, distasteful
To absorb, soak up, draw in, attract
Devoid of, lacking, scarce as hen’s teeth
Gloomy, morose, sullen; apathetic, blasé
Unit 12
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To implore, entreat, to dun, tax
Slapdash, cursory, superficial, shallow
To insert, inject, interpose, introduce
Equivalent to, indistinguishable from
Flawless, spotless, immaculate
Relating to beauty, artistic
Unlucky, ill-starred, unfortunate
To droop, flag, wilt, fade; to pine
Rock bottom, the lowest point
To nonplus, disconcert, to foil, thwart, to rout
Unreformed, unreconstructed; stubborn
To embrace, adopt, take up
Sociable, outgoing, extroverted
Terse, succinct, pithy, compact
Lying, untruthful, false
A charm, talisman; an obsession
Extinct, nonexistent, dead
Sad, doleful, melancholy, lugubrious
To reimburse, recompense, repay; to avenge
Ubiquitous, ever-present
To speculate, surmise; a supposition
Irremediable, beyond repair
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Alive and well, extant, in effect
Lucky, fortunate, charmed
Truthful, veracious
Introverted, reclusive, aloof
Grimy, soiled, spotted, sullied
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Reformed, penitent, remorseful
Fixable, reversible, remediable
Cheerful, blithe, joyous, merry
Thorough, assiduous, diligent, meticulous
To repudiate, disavow, renounce
A known fact, a certainty, a surely
Garrulous, prolix, loquacious, verbose
The apex, pinnacle, zenith
Unit 13
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The focus of attention, focal point
Dehydration, shriveled, parched
To take over, commandeer, appropriate
Incompatible, discordant, jarring
The front, exterior, surface; a mask, pretense
Seemly, becoming, tasteful, dignified
To hypnotize, to bewitch, entrance
Dishonor, infamy, odium, shame, disgrace
To see fit, deem; to condescend, stoop
An insult, slight, offense, to offend
Fiendish; barbarous, monstrous
Remorseful, penitent, rueful
Esoteric, arcane, recondite, occult
A plot, scheme, maneuver, dirty trick
Oversimplified, simpleminded
Aware of, conscious of, acquainted with
To beget, generate, cause; to form
Heavenly, celestial; airy, gossamer
A false story, wild rumor, hoax
Faultfinding, nit-picking, carping
Reputed, supposed, presumed
Effectiveness, potency, reliability
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1. Unaware of, unconscious of, oblivious of
2. A compliment, praise; to praise
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Sodden, soggy, waterlogged, drenched
Infernal, hellish; thick, heavy
Acclaimed, honor, glory, renown
Easily grasped, simple, straightforward
Unseemly, unbecoming, improper, tasteless
Unrepentant, unapologetic, impenitent
Unrepentant, unapologetic, impenitent
Overly complicated or complex
Ineffectiveness, impotence
To stop, put an end to; to deter
Uncritical, not given to carping
Known, corroborated, confirmed
The interior, what lies beneath the surface
Unit 14
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A postponement, delay, stoppage
Inborn, inherent, intrinsic, congenial
Averse, reluctant, indisposed, disinclined
To exhibit, reveal, disclose, apparent
A panacea, cure-all, elixir
Trivia, trifles, minor details
Withered, shriveled, dried up, wrinkled
To dispute, deny, controvert, contradict
Utopian, idealistic, impractical
Impending, looming, threatening
An allurement, enticement, cajolery
Bursting, bristling, filled
Sharp practice, double-dealing, trickery
Obliging, accommodating, eager to please
An outcast, untouchable, persona non grata
Blissful, rapturous, ecstatic, transcending
A masterstroke, tour de force
A milder substitute for a harsh or unpleasant expression
Harsh-sounding, raucous, dissonant
Feverish, frenetic
A mammoth, whale, elephant, colossus
To transfer, deliver, remit, convey
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A dwarf, pygmy, midget
Willing, eager, inclined
Realistic, practical, down-to-earth
Harmonious, melodious, mellifluous
A blunder, faux pas, gaffe
Distant, remote, faraway
To hide, conceal; unrevealed hidden
Devoid, empty, barren, lacking
Bloated, distended
Disconsolate, dejected, doleful
Uncooperative, unobliging, insubordinate
Leisurely, relaxed, “laid-back”
Major issues or concerns; the overall picture
Learned, acquired, extrinsic, accidental
Ethical practices, fair dealings
To confirm, corroborate, support
An acceleration; an escalation
A threat, intimidation, strong-arm tactic
Unit 15
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Hedonistic, sybaritic; discriminating
Respect, deference, homage; a bow
To augur, portend, foretell
Children, issue, posterity, offspring
To proclaim, announce; to issue
To last, persist; to survive; to sustain
A modicum , trifle, “peanuts”
Prodigal, spendthrift, extravagant
Angelic, cherubic, heavenly, celestial
A countercharge, retort
A pose, pretense, mannerism
Disagreement, dissent, disaffection
Budding, incipient, embryonic
An opening, gap, orifice, hole
Restless, uneasy, fidgety; recalcitrant
A tribute, encomium, testimonial
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Probity, integrity, correctness
Wickedness, evil; a crime, sin
To expose to public abuse or ridicule
Changeable, variable, fickle
Pleasantness; social convections
Sacred, sacrosanct, unassailable
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Thrifty, frugal, economical, cautious
A closure, blockage, occlusion
Probity, rectitude, uprightness
Changeless, steadfast, constant
A diatribe, tirade, philippic
Ancestors, forebears, antecedents
Iniquity, heinousness, moral turpitude
Devilish, impish
Naturalness, artlessness, sincerity
Agreement, harmony, concord
Dying, moribund, senescent
A fortune, a generous allowance
Serene, unruffled, docile
Disagreeableness, unpleasantness
Ascetic, self-denying, abstemious
Irreverence, disrespect, disregard
Vulnerable, open to attack, assailable
To praise, extol, laud, acclaim
To withdraw, retract, to abrogate, nullify